Off to interclub finals

CENTRE REPS: Gisborne Bowling Club's senior men's team will represent the district at the men's national interclub sevens finals in Wellington in April. From left are: Andrew Ball, team manager Tim Sherriff, Geoff Pinn, Arthur Hawes, Charlie Ure, Malcolm Trowell, Shaun Goldsbury, Bowls Gisborne-East Coast life member Bobbie Beattie and Steve Goldsbury. Picture supplied

Gisborne Bowling Club's senior men's team will represent the district at the men's national interclub sevens finals in Wellington in April.

They won the two-day Bowls Gisborne-East Coast men's interclub tournament.

Five teams entered — two from Kahutia and one each from Gisborne, Te Karaka and Poverty Bay.

The Gisborne team — Shaun Goldsbury (singles); Charlie Ure (skip) and Geoff Pinn (pairs); and Malcolm Trowell (s), Steve Goldsbury, Arthur Hawes and Andrew Ball (fours); with Tim Sherriff as manager — won 10 games out of 12 for 20 points with a plus-96 differential.

Second were Te Karaka with 14 points and a differential of plus-42; third were Kahutia (1) with 14 points and a plus-24 differential; fourth were Poverty Bay with eight points and a minus-70 differential; and fifth were Kahutia (2) with four points and a minus-90 differential.

Round 1 — Singles: Te Karaka defeated Kahutia (1) 25-16; Kahutia (2) def Poverty Bay 25-16.

Pairs: Gisborne def Te Karaka 21-14; Poverty Bay def Kahutia (2) 27-7.

Fours: Gisborne def Kahutia (1) 14-11; Poverty Bay def Kahutia (2) 22-11.

Round 2 — Singles: Gisborne def Poverty Bay 25-13; Te Karaka def Kahutia (2) 25-14.

Pairs: Kahutia (1) def Kahutia (2) 18-14; Te Karaka def Poverty Bay 22-10.

Fours: Te Karaka def Gisborne 11-10; Kahutia (1) def Kahutia (2) 16-11.

Round 3 — Singles: Gisborne def Te Karaka 24-21; Kahutia (1) def Kahutia (2) 25-14.

Pairs: Gisborne def Kahutia (1) 20-10; Kahutia (2) def Te Karaka 18-15.

Fours: Kahutia (1) def Poverty Bay 22-8; Te Karaka def Kahutia (2) 14-13.

Round 4 — Singles: Gisborne def Kahutia (2) 25-13; Kahutia (1) def Poverty Bay 25-5.

Pairs: Gisborne def Kahutia (2) 22-11; Kahutia (1) def Poverty Bay 20-15.

Fours: Gisborne def Poverty Bay 28-11; Te Karaka def Kahutia (1) 28-5.

Round 5 — Singles: Gisborne def Kahutia (1) 25-17; Te Karaka def Poverty Bay 25-9.

Pairs: Poverty Bay def Gisborne 17-15; Kahutia (1) def Te Karaka 21-7.

Fours: Gisborne def Kahutia (2) 21-5; Poverty Bay def Te Karaka 14-10.